Houston – March 8, 2021 – CenterPoint Energy today announced that through its charitable foundation it is contributing more than $500,000 to organizations focused on supporting food needs following the recent severe winter weather event. CenterPoint Energy’s contributions include a $500,000 commitment to the Houston Food Bank.
The Houston Food Bank provides food assistance to those in need in all counties within CenterPoint Energy’s Greater Houston area electric and natural gas service territory, including Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller. “The need for food assistance had already increased dramatically because of COVID-19, and the severe winter weather exacerbated that need,” said Alicia Dixon, Director of Community Relations for CenterPoint Energy. “The Houston Food Bank plays a critical role in addressing food insecurity across our area and supporting the well-being of our neighbors in need. We are proud to support the Houston Food Bank’s mission to serve community members who are hungry or at risk of hunger.”
The CenterPoint Energy Foundation is also making a $50,000 contribution to Kids’ Meals, an organization focused on ending childhood hunger in Harris County by feeding kids under six who do not have access to school-supplies lunches due to extreme poverty. Since 2006, Kids’ Meals has been making and delivering free, healthy meals directly to the homes of hungry children. Since inception, Kids’ Meals have given more than 8 million free meals to food insecure children in 42 Houston-area zip codes.
These contributions are in addition to the CenterPoint Energy Foundation’s $1 million contribution to the Houston-Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund aimed at supporting low-income Houstonians without insurance who were impacted by the recent extreme winter weather.